A holiday rerun answering your most-asked Six Besties Theory questions. Can your partner be your best friend? Can you have more than one North Star? How do you know what kind of bestie you are to other people? This episode explores how friendship shifts over time, how to grieve those changes, and how to build a friendship ecosystem that actually supports you. I'll be back with new episodes on Tuesday, Jan 6! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A holiday rerun from a listener who feels like none of her friendships are truly reciprocal — and wonders what that pattern might be trying to tell her. I'll be back with new episodes on Tuesday, Jan 6! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Revisiting a listener favorite while we take a break for the holidays <3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The letter writer wasn't invited on her best friend's birthday trip. Then she got the last-minute invite. Will going on the trip save the friendship? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Am I missing something special?" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Where a letter writer questions her resistance to moving back to the city she's from. + updates on my personal moving journey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"...and I never seem to say the right thing in response." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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"I am stuck with my own mistake and I'm afraid my relationship is tainted forever by my own flaws. How do I forgive myself?" Send your letter to hellohayesadvice@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this week's Hello Hayes, a letter writer is scared to tell her parents about her recent break-up with a partner of seven years. They were "attached" to him and were proud of her for being in such a "happy" and "successful" relationship. Let's advice! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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On friendship after college, getting engaged, and what to do when you receive dismissive advice from well-intentioned people. Hello Hayes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week we're talking about how to deal with triggering questions, understanding our feelings about having kids, whether some topics are "too personal" to discuss with friends, and more. Send advice letters to hellohayesadvice@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
(plus the final part of our creative process q&a) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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This week's Hello Hayes asks: "Is it ever okay to pick love over career?" Let's discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week's Hello Hayes advice column: Our letter writer, a chronic overthinker, is "freaked out" about getting engaged because her boyfriend isn't as family oriented as she is. (Or is he?) We discuss: family dynamics and being "family oriented," getting engaged, relationship standards, and whether there's validity to the "80/20" rule. In the back half, we're getting a pulse check on generative AI. What are your feelings? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What to do when your friends feel like emotional strangers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices